Prince Andrew, pictured here in 2001 with the Duchess York and daughters Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice during a skiing holiday in the Swiss Alps, is embroiled in a legal battle over claims he has not paid a bill for his Swiss chalet. (Picture: PA)

The Duke of York is embroiled in a legal dispute over an alleged £6.7m unpaid bill for his Swiss skiing chalet.

Andrew and his ex-wife reportedly bought the seven-bedroom holiday home in the ski resort of Verbier for £18.3m in 2014 but allegedly failed to pay off a chunk of the total sum by a deadline of December 2019.

A spokeswoman for the Duke of York said: “We can confirm there is a dispute between the two parties in this matter. The contractual details remain the subject of a confidentiality agreement and prevent further discussion.”

Buckingham Palace has declined to comment on the reports.

Andrew and his ex-wife have owned the chalet Helora in Verbier since 2014 but reportedly failed to pay off a chunk of what they owe on the luxury holiday home. (Picture: Fabrice COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)

According to Le Temps, a sum of nearly £5m was due to be paid at the end of 2019, which has since risen to £6.7m - the equivalent of around eight million Swiss francs.

It is understood that Andrew and his ex-wife had planned to sell the chalet and use the proceeds to clear any outstanding debt.